OSLO, Norway��Norway is the first country shutting down its nationwide FM service, starting next January.�(Local FM stations will continue broadcasting on FM).�
A recent TNS Gallup poll, conducted on behalf of Digitalradio Norway, shows that 61% of listeners said they daily hear radio via digital radio equipment.��The figures apply to Q1 of 2016 and show an increase of 4 percentage points from Q1 of 2015 (57%).�The figures apply to all digital listening, including those listening on DAB / DAB +, internet radio, mobile internet and digital TV, reportsradionytt.no.
TNS Gallup writes in a note that the sharp rise can partly be attributed to a more detailed review of all types of appliances, as well as an increase in the number of households (in the survey, assumedly). �There are 4.6 million FM radios in Norwegian homes, compared with 2.1 million DAB radios; and, estimates show 2.7 million analog car radios, and roughly 700,000 vehicles with DAB radios.�
